‘Assad was no friend of the Palestinians’: gravediggers of a once-thriving suburb of Damascus devastated in Syrian war
The residents of Yarmouk ‘need help rebuilding’ the enclave of the Palestinian diaspora, which was reduced to rubble by ...
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Looting and destruction: The reality of return for Syria’s 13 million displaced
In Europe, numerous countries had begun to talk openly about normalising relations with Damascus in a bid to ... Years of looting and destruction have left a homeland without homes, where hopes ...
U.N. rights chief: Atrocities committed in Syria beyond belief
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said the extent of atrocities committed in Syria is hard to believe and ...
Turkish Airlines resumes Damascus flights after 13-year break
Turkey's national flag carrier resumed flights to the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday after a break of nearly 13 years, ...
MyTexasDaily4d
Syrians return to homes devastated by war
When Syrian grandfather Omar Kafozi returned to his house near Damascus after Bashar al-Assad's ouster, he saw unfathomable ...
The Economist5d
How Turkey plans to expand its influence in the new Syria
No country has as much to gain from a stable Syria as Turkey, and few have as much to lose if it implodes. Turkey is home to ...
ABC News11d
UN human rights chief calls for lifting Western sanctions on Syria as country rebuilds after Assad
“Revenge and vengeance are never the answer,” Türk said, a month after the Assad family's decadeslong dynasty ended when ...
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Celebrating Assad regime’s fall, Jews remaining in Syria calls on Syrian Jewish émigrés to visit
Residents recall a once-thriving community, cultural ties, and the destruction of synagogues. Bukhoor Shamantoub, a Jewish resident of Damascus (photo credit: Courtesy/The Media Line) The Jewish ...
UN News Centre10d
UN rights chief in historic meeting in Syria’s with caretaker authority in Damascus
The UN human rights chief Volker Türk has described the unbearable suffering of former detainees under the deposed Assad ...
Middle East Institute1d
Will Damascus-SDF negotiations lead to agreement or escalation?
It is becoming apparent that negotiations between the new leadership in Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) face ...
NPR1mon
New leaders in Damascus call for cordial Syria ties with a resistant Israel
DAMASCUS, Syria — The newly appointed governor ... "War begets war, war begets hate, war begets evil, war begets destruction," he said. He emphasized that he wanted the American people to ...